A collection of stories that span the time when humans live in a world without hunger, disease, or death and Scythes act as the living instruments of population control.

With Martin Edwards as librarian and guide, delve into an irresistible stack of bibliomysteries, perfect for every booklover and armchair sleuth, featuring much-loved Golden Age detectives Nigel Strangeways, Philip Trent, Detective Chief Inspector Roderick Alleyn, and others. But readers should be warned that the most riveting tales often conceal the deadliest of secrets... If much of the action is set in a bookshop or a library, it is a bibliomystery,...